Where does “жыла” come from?

жыла (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic жила, from Proto-Slavic žila, from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- — sinew.

жыла (Belarusian): sinew, tendon

Definitions

  1. sinew, tendon

Ancestry of “жыла”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicжилаvein; tendon
2Proto-Slavicžilavein; sinew, tendon
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷhīslo-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeiH-sinew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žila →